Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) announced Monday that he is introducing a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her House committee assignments.
The move comes in response to Omar’s controversial remarks about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Omar currently serves on the House Budget Committee and is the ranking Democrat on the Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Carter says her rhetoric makes her unfit to hold those positions.
“Disparaging Charlie Kirk’s legacy, a God-fearing, honorable man, for boldly sharing his conservative beliefs, is disgusting,” Carter said in a statement.
“The radical left has normalized meeting free speech with violence, and it must stop.
“No one who justifies the assassination of someone with different political views than them deserves to sit on a committee.”
Carter added, “Committees are for serious lawmakers, not hate-spewing politicians.”
Omar Under Fire After Kirk Assassination
The move comes in the wake of Kirk’s assassination last week at a campus event in Utah.
The brutal killing has shocked conservatives nationwide and sparked intense scrutiny of Democrats’ responses.
Omar, a prominent member of the progressive “Squad,” drew sharp backlash after an interview with left-wing outlet Zeteo, as Slay News reported.
The radical congressswoman dismissed Republican